6 Suborders: Strepsirrhini and Haplorrhini Strepsirrhini: lemurs and lorises have a rhinarium, or a wet nose. Nose is connected to upper lip and gum. Also have a postorbital bar. Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys, and apes do not have a postorbital bar, orbit is enclosed in bone.

7 Family Lemuridae (5 genera, 9 species) Genus to know: Lemur Occur in forested habitats in Madagascar and Comoro Islands. Live in small groups, eat mostly plants and fruits, but some eat small vertebrates or arthropods.

26 Family Cercopithecidae (21 genera, 132 species) Genera to know: Papio, Macaca Found in Gibraltar, Africa, southern Arabian Peninsula, southeast Asia, Japan, Indonesia, and the Phillippines. Diurnal. Both Papio and Macaca are terrestrial, others more arboreal. Omnivores, but plant materials make up the bulk of their diet.

Primates, part II Suborder Haplorrhini Divided into two clades (Infraorders?) Platyrrhini (flat noses, with nostrils to side) Catarrhini (nostrils pointing down) One group (Tarsiers) is off on it's own

The Primates compiled by Dana Visalli A male Mandrill Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging

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Insectivores 1. No more Order Insectivora, but several modern orders generally referred to under this category. 2. Afrotheria (originated in Africa) 1. Order Macroscelidea Family Macroscelididae (elephant

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Vertebrates skull ribs vertebral column endoskeleton in cells working together tissues tissues working together organs working together organs systems Blood carries oxygen to the cells carries nutrients

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Rainforest Character Card Introduce Me Activity Hello! I am a poisonous viper. Best stay well away from me! Hello! I'm an animal that creeps everywhere very slowly. I come from the African rainforest...

Teacher s Prep Guide In the end, we will only conserve what we love, we will love only what we understand, we will understand only what we are taught. -BABA DIOUM 1 Greetings! Thank you for including the

Your web browser (Safari 7) is out of date. For more security, comfort and Activityengage the best experience on this site: Update your browser Ignore Big Cats, Big Teeth How does the shape and size of

Lab Section: Name: Pre-lab Homework Put your field hat on and complete the questions below before coming to lab! As always, it is expected that you have supplemented your understanding by reading about

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GROUP III WORKING DOGS III-21 Neapolitan Mastiff Origin & Purpose The Neapolitan Mastiff is a descendant of the great Roman mastiff described by Columelle in the first century A.D. In his book de re rustica.

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DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE SKULLS OF S AND DOGS Grover S. Krantz Archaeological sites in the United States frequently yield the bones of coyotes and domestic dogs. These two canines are very similar both

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BREATHING WHICH IS NOT RESPIRATION Breathing vs. Respiration All animals respire. A lot of people think respiration means breathing- this is not true! Breathing is the physical process of inhaling oxygen

Common Name: Orang-Utan,/ Scientific Name: Pongo pygmaeus Countÿ Sÿznatra, Indonesia ETHOGRAM OF AN ORANGUTAN Number of_species: Undistinguishable from distance - about three Description of Habitat: The

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Name: School: Date: Bipedalism A form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs, or legs. An animal that usually moves in a bipedal manner is known as a biped, meaning

wild cats teacher s key ZSSD 2015 tiger jaguar cheetah leopard family ties grade 1 Draw a line from each young cat on the left to its parent on the right. mammal meet-up grade 1 Cats are mammals. Color

Evolution as Fact Evolution is a fact. Organisms descend from others with modification. Phylogeny, the lineage of ancestors and descendants, is the scientific term to Darwin's phrase "descent with modification."

GIANT ANTEATER (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) TALKING POINTS The following items should be in the bag, if they are not let someone in education know. If you discover a new problem with any biofact (broken pieces,

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